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Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia
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Merlin

Falco columbarius

Species

Merlin

Falco columbarius

Assessment Information
Date of entry in Appendix II:
Jan 01, 1979
IUCN Status:
Least concern
Taxonomy
Class:
Aves
Order:
Falconiformes
Family:
Falconidae

Geographic range

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Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
Aruba (Netherlands)
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda (UK)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guadeloupe (France)
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Nepal
Netherlands
Nicaragua
North Macedonia
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Suriname
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Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
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Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Viet Nam

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